Selile ni iki? Ijambo selile rikomoka mw’ijambo ry'ikilatini "cella"", risigura ""akumba gato", kandi iryo jambo ryatanguwe gukoreshwa n’umuhinga yariko yiga ibice bigize igiti coroshe kivamwo imifundikizo y’amacupa cane cane y'imivinyu. Here is the same text in Swahili:
Seli ni nini? Neno cell linatokana na neno la Kilatini "cella", linalomaanisha "chumba kidogo", na lilibuniwa mara ya kwanza na mtaalamu wa hadubini alipokuwa akitazama muundo wa dutu ya mwaloni.